Washington Magician Tricks Cabinet in Secret Office
In a Washington display, Austrian magician Malini performed feats before Secretary Shaw and aides. Blindfolded, he revealed cards in a sealed pack, including the five of diamonds found by a cabinet member after a desk search. The scene included Mr Alles and other officials, with light chiding about secrecy and marvel at the tricks.
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Treasury
Shaw
Malini
Washington
Alles
Spaulding and Taylor
Mr. Alles
Origin of a Nora in Western Speech
A New York bartender tale prompts a Western man to explain why Kentuckians call a drink a horn. The origin traces to Tennessee’s first distillery in Davidson County where patrons used "a horn of the heifer" for a dram, later shortened to "horn" and then "nora" in western speech.
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Bart
New York
Omrious
East
Kentucky
Tennessee
Davidson County
Alleghanies
New York Times
Garter Lore and Early Iron Ore Discoveries Noted
A blue silk wedding garter is linked to luck with bridesmaids sharing or hiding it after ceremonies. Separately, the first documented discovery of iron ore in the Lake Superior region occurred September 16, 1844 near Teal Lake, Michigan by William A. Burt, with Jackson Mining Co. forming in 1845 and using ore from Jackson Iron Mountain in blooms.
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Germany
Lake /Superior
Teal Lake
Michigan
William A. Burt
Jackson Mining Company
Jackson
Mich
Jackson Iron Mountain
A Golden Bath and the Danae Legend
A description highlights Madame du Barry at the height of power having a bath with a tap releasing a steady cascade of gold louis mixed with scented water. The contraption is said to symbolize the myth of Danae and was kept with a constantly filled reservoir.
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Mme, du Barry
Louis
Danae
Almanac With Holes Helps Indians Track Time
Indians in Canada use a flat wooden almanac with a hole for each day. Sundays and holidays are marked while fast days show a crude fish. The owner moves a peg daily to follow the calendar.
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Canada
The Laver of Her Life Domestic Talk Cooks
In a Detroit Free Press snippet two men discuss home life and hiring a cook. One asks if the other keeps a cook at his house and the other hesitates before replying that they try.
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Detroit Free Press
Declaration of Independence signing location noted
Indianapolis News reports a query about where the Declaration of Independence was signed with emphasis on the bottom of the document.
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James
Indianapolis News
Meeks And Weeks Compromise On Breakfast Drink
A light exchange from Chicago News shows Meeks and Weeks discussing breakfast drinks. Meeks notes a compromise: coffee for him and tea for Weeks, illustrating a humorous household resolution.
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Meeks
Chicago News
Annual university crew costs rise with training and gear
The article lists yearly expenses for a university rowing program from 6000 to 10000 dollars, plus extras for improvements and equipment. It notes 8000 dollars spent to field Cornell crews last year, with similar spending expected, driven by head coach and boat builder salaries, plus a five hundred dollar steam launch, twelve hundred dollar training table, and about fourteen hundred dollars for race week including transport and sustenance.
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Cornell
Navy
Frank Leslie
English Speech Across Cultures Emphasizes Elastic Language
A New York Mail and Express critic argues Americans must understand many forms of English including pidgin and Yiddish infused speech. He warns that European ears struggle with varied American usage and urges embracing linguistic diversity across cities from Paris to Bombay.
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London
Bootblack
Paris
Berlin
Bombay
Port Said
Shanghai
New York
Right-Handed Bias Wears Right Journal Slurry
An expert in traction mechanics explains that journals on the right side wear first because people are right handed. Right hand seats fill first and riders grip right straps, concentrating weight on the right wheels and grinding the right side journals faster than the left.
He Reinterprets The Price Of A Boy’s Orange
An English paper recounts visitors at the Royal Academy observing Mr. Faed’s painting His Only Pair. A viewer misreads the scene claiming the boy is eating a pear, while the artwork shows an orange in his hand as his mother mends his trousers.
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Faed
Royal Academy
Elis
Monsters and sea myths shaped ancient exploration
The ancients filled distant lands with monsters and seas with horrors. Gorgons hydras chimerae and sea dragons appeared in superstition, while whirlpools doomed sacrilegious mariners. These beliefs helped keep the world largely unexplored for centuries.
Easter Island carvings depict sea god Meke Meke motifs
The rugged volcanic rock of Easter Island bears carvings of human faces birds fishes and mythical creatures. The dominant figure is a mythical half human animal with a bowed back and clawlike limbs said by natives to symbolize Meke Meke the great sea spirit.
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Easter Island
Meke
Poem and Stamp Exchange in a Satirical Editor Letter
A witty exchange unfolds between Mr. Editor and J Flynn with a poem and a stamp included. The editor replies with playful criticism and a note offering money for the poet's next effort. The page also features humorous quips about marriage and a brief comic dialogue involving George, Tun Ep, and a judge remark about quarreling before marriage.
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J. Flynn
Landlady’s husband stuck by she says in circle of life
A brief, wry exchange from a ClevelandPlain Dealer excerpt about a new boarder and his landlady. The man admits he cannot leave because he is the landlady’s husband. The quote reflects a view that life often ends where it begins as the Ladies’ Home Journal notes.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ladies’ Home Journal
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